Organization on the record

Maryland-DC Society of Addiction Medicine

Bills

151

131 for · 27 against · 5 info

Got their outcome

51%

74 of 146 decided

Lobbyists hired

2022 to 2026

Reported lobbying spend

$14,500

compensation to lobbyists, all years on file

What this organization does in Annapolis

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Testimony history

2026 Regular Session3 appearances

Bill	Position	Witness	Outcome
HB 1249 Certified Recovery Residences - Refusing Services to Individuals Receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment - Prohibition	FAVPDF	Adams MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 249 Tobacco Product Licensees - Additional Licensure for Electronic Smoking Devices	FAVPDF	Adams MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 1008 Alcohol and Cannabis - Cannabinoid Beverages Off-Premises Sales Permit - Establishment	UNFPDF	Adams MD, Joseph	Did not advance

2025 Regular Session4 appearances

Bill	Position	Witness	Outcome
HB 132 Cannabis – On–Site Consumption Establishments and Cannabis Events	UNFPDF	Hobelmann, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 783 Health Occupations - Implicit Bias and Structural Racism Training	FAVPDF	Hobelmann, Joseph	Enacted
HB 1377 Cannabis - Advertising - Prohibited Locations (Equity in Cannabis Advertising Act)	UNFPDF	Hobelmann, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 1392 Vehicle Laws - Cannabis Use in Motor Vehicle With Minor Occupant - Prohibition	UNFPDF	Hobelmann, Joseph	Withdrawn

2024 Regular Session44 appearances

Bill	Position	Witness	Outcome
HB 42 Public Health - Public Health Services and Protections - Revisions	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 199 Multifamily Dwellings - Smoking Policies	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 238 Public Health - Clean Indoor Air Act - Revisions	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 362 Caroline County - Alcoholic Beverages - Barbershop and Beauty Salon License	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 374 Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Cigar Lounge License PG 303-24	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 474 Criminal Procedure - Probation, Parole, and Pretrial Release	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 531 Correctional Services – Parole Supervision Fees and Drug and Alcohol Abuse Test Payment – Repeal	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 548 Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 633 Harford County - Alcoholic Beverages - Barbershop and Beauty Salon License	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Withdrawn
HB 637 Alcoholic Beverages – Sale or Delivery for Off–Premises Consumption	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 736 Health Insurance and Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Coverage - Opioid Reversal Drugs and Products (NARCAN Price Cap Act)	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Withdrawn
HB 790 Medical Cannabis - Employees in Health Care Settings Caring for Qualifying Patients	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 808 Alcoholic Beverages – Retail Delivery – Local Delivery Service Permit	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 833 Parents in Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Children in Need of Assistance and Treatment Facilities	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 980 Public Health - Opioid Restitution Advisory Council and Fund - Revisions	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 1031 Correctional Services - Medication-Assisted Treatment	FWAPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 1057 Task Force to Study the Use and Possession of De Minimis Quantities of Controlled Dangerous Substances	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 1072 Sales and Use Tax - Alcoholic Beverages - Rate Alteration	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 1074 Health Insurance - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits - Sunset Repeal and Modification of Reporting Requirements	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 1085 Maryland Insurance Administration - Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Reporting Requirements - Revisions and Sunset Repeal	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 1096 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 1155 Hospitals - Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Related Emergency Medical Conditions - Treatment	FWAPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 1180 Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024)	FWAPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 93 Health Insurance – Utilization Review – Private Review Agents	FAVPDF	Hobelmann, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 141 Multifamily Dwellings - Smoking Policies	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 186 Prince George's County - Alcoholic Beverages - Cigar Lounge License	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 204 Interstate Social Work Licensure Compact	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 220 Public Health – Public Health Services and Protections – Revisions	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 244 Public Health - Clean Indoor Air Act - Revisions	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 399 Cannabis - Advertising - Prohibited Locations	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 427 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 456 Alcoholic Beverages – Retail Delivery – Local Delivery Service Permit	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 531 Caroline County - Alcoholic Beverages - Barbershop and Beauty Salon License	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 684 Health Insurance – Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits – Sunset Repeal and Modification of Reporting Requirements	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 728 Correctional Services - Parole Supervision Fees and Drug and Alcohol Abuse Test Payment - Repeal	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 751 Public Health – Opioid Restitution Advisory Council and Fund – Revisions	FWAPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 801 Correctional Services – Medication–Assisted Treatment	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 833 Alcoholic Beverages - Sale or Delivery for Off-Premises Consumption	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 987 Business Regulation – Electronic Smoking Devices Manufacturers – Certifications	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 1009 Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural Psychedelic Substances	FWAPDF	Hobelmann, Joseph	Enacted
SB 1041 Alcoholic Beverages - Breweries, Wineries, and Distilleries - Direct Delivery	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 1056 Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Revisions (Tobacco Retail Modernization Act of 2024)	FWAPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 1071 Hospitals - Opioid Overdose and Opioid-Related Emergency Medical Conditions - Treatment	FWAPDF	Hobelmann, Joseph	Enacted
SB 1099 Emergency Services - Automated External Defibrillator and Naloxone Co-Location Initiative - Requirements for Public Buildings	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted

2023 Regular Session26 appearances

Bill	Position	Witness	Outcome
HB 44 Correctional Services – Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals – Substance Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
HB 48 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Collaborative Care Model Services – Implementation and Reimbursement Expansion	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Enacted
HB 173 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
HB 317 Overdose Awareness Day	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
HB 427 Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency - Immunity	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Enacted
HB 549 Fair Wage Act of 2023	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
HB 667 Criminal Law - Overdosing in Public - Prohibition	UNFPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Withdrawn
HB 787 Alcoholic Beverages - Retail Delivery - Alterations and Third-Party Delivery Service Permit	UNFPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
HB 813 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Prescription Digital Therapeutics	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
HB 953 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
SB 101 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Collaborative Care Model Services – Implementation and Reimbursement Expansion	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Enacted
SB 138 Overdose Awareness Day	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
SB 190 Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Use Disorder Assessment and Treatment	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
SB 259 Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
SB 441 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Prescription Digital Therapeutics	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
SB 534 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2023	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Enacted
SB 534 Preserve Telehealth Access Act of 2023	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Enacted
SB 546 Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency - Immunity	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Enacted
SB 546 Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency - Immunity	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Enacted
SB 555 Fair Wage Act of 2023	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Enacted
SB 555 Fair Wage Act of 2023	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Enacted
SB 581 Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Enacted
SB 581 Behavioral Health Care Coordination Value-Based Purchasing Pilot Program	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Enacted
SB 618 Public Health – Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
SB 762 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization	FAVPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance
SB 815 Alcoholic Beverages – Retail Delivery – Alterations and Third–Party Delivery Service Permit	UNFPDF	Whetsell, Scott	Did not advance

2022 Regular Session50 appearances

Bill	Position	Witness	Outcome
HB 8 Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022)	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 28 Pharmacists - Nicotine Replacement Therapy Medication	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 48 Public Health - Maryland Suicide Fatality Review Committee	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 97 Workgroup on Black, Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander, and Other Underrepresented Behavioral Health Professionals	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 97 Workgroup on Black, Latino, Asian American Pacific Islander, and Other Underrepresented Behavioral Health Professionals	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 129 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services and Public Safety Answering Points – Modifications	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 190 Criminal Procedure - Medical Emergency - Immunity	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 293 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 477 Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices – Local Law Authorization	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Withdrawn
HB 481 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 496 Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022)	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Vetoed
HB 506 Constitutional Amendment - Beer and Wine Licenses - Retail Grocery Establishments	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Withdrawn
HB 517 Consumer Health Access Program for Mental Health and Addiction Care - Establishment	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 578 Public Health - Medications to Treat an Opioid Use Disorder - Preferred and Nonpreferred Medications	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 715 Administrative Services Organizations – Requirements for Retraction, Repayment, or Mitigation of Claims	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 786 Health Records and Reporting of Overdoses - Limitations on Use in Criminal Investigation or Prosecution	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 794 Public Health – Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 821 Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 837 Cannabis Reform	INFOPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 858 Alcoholic Beverages - Class A Licenses - Retail Grocery Establishments	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 912 Health Insurance – Provider Panels – Coverage for Nonparticipation	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 935 Health and Health Insurance - Behavioral Health Services - Expansion (Behavioral Health System Modernization Act)	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 971 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Network Adequacy	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 971 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Substance Use Disorder Treatment - Network Adequacy	FWAPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 1054 Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 1078 Cannabis - Regulation - Delta-8- and Delta-10-Tetrahydrocannabinol	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 1342 Cannabis - Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Equity Act)	INFOPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 12 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services and Public Safety Answering Points – Modifications	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 62 Pharmacists - Nicotine Replacement Therapy Medication	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 62 Pharmacists - Nicotine Replacement Therapy Medication	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 94 Public Health - Maryland Suicide Fatality Review Committee	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 99 Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices – Local Law Authorization	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 150 Maryland Medical Assistance Program – Dental Coverage for Adults	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 241 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 241 Behavioral Health Crisis Response Services - 9-8-8 Trust Fund	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 275 Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022)	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 323 Public Health - Medications to Treat an Opioid Use Disorder - Preferred and Nonpreferred Medications	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 460 Health - Insurance Coverage Information	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 509 Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization	FWAPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 513 Health Occupations - Clinical Nurse Specialists - Prescribing Authority	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 518 Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 568 Health Records and Reporting of Overdoses - Limitations on Use in Criminal Investigation or Prosecution	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 568 Health Records and Reporting of Overdoses - Limitations on Use in Criminal Investigation or Prosecution	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 637 Health and Health Insurance - Behavioral Health Services - Expansion (Behavioral Health System Modernization Act)	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 692 Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation (Cannabis Legalization and Reparations for the War on Drugs Act)	INFOPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 707 Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Coverage for Nonparticipation	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 707 Health Insurance - Provider Panels - Coverage for Nonparticipation	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 728 Health Insurance – Qualified Resident State Subsidy Program (Access to Care Act)	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 784 Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 833 Cannabis Reform	INFOPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance

2021 Regular Session36 appearances

Bill	Position	Witness	Outcome
HB 28 Public Health – Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 29 Health - Standards for Involuntary Admissions and Petitions for Emergency Evaluation - Substance Use Disorder	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 78 Public Health - Maryland Commission on Health Equity (The Shirley Nathan-Pulliam Health Equity Act of 2021)	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 134 Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 191 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatrist and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Telemedicine Reimbursement - Sunset Termination	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 235 Correctional Services - Pregnant Incarcerated Individuals - Substance Abuse Assessment and Treatment	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 271 Public Safety - Law Enforcement Diversion Programs	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 271 Public Safety - Law Enforcement Diversion Programs	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 309 Public Health - Data - Race and Ethnicity Information	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 372 Criminal Law - Drug Paraphernalia for Administration - Decriminalization	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 396 Public Health - Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention Services Program	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 463 Maryland Health Equity Resource Act	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 488 Criminal Law - Use or Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance - De Minimis Quantity	FAV	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 537 Mental Health Law – Petitions for Emergency Evaluation – Procedures	FWAPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 551 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance – Coverage and Reimbursement of Telehealth Services	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 731 Telehealth Services – Expansion	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
HB 919 Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Specialty Mental Health Services and Payment of Claims - Enforcement	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
HB 1011 Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Law Authorization	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 5 Public Health - Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 5 Public Health - Implicit Bias Training and the Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 56 Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Psychiatrist and Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Telemedicine Reimbursement - Sunset Termination	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 143 Criminal Law - Marijuana - Possession and Possession With Intent to Distribute	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 172 Maryland Health Equity Resource Act	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 177 Business Regulation - Flavored Tobacco Products - Prohibition	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 205 Alcoholic Beverages - Sale or Delivery for Off-Premises Consumption	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 299 Human Services - Trauma-Informed Care - Commission and Training (Healing Maryland's Trauma Act)	FWAPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 378 Baltimore City - Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Laws Authorization	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 393 Maryland Medical Assistance Program and Health Insurance - Coverage and Reimbursement of Telehealth Services	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 410 Cigarettes, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Smoking Devices - Local Law Authorization	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 420 Criminal Law – Drug Paraphernalia for Administration – Decriminalization	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Vetoed
SB 565 Public Health - Data - Race and Ethnicity Information	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 567 Telehealth Services - Expansion	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 638 Maryland Insurance Commissioner - Specialty Mental Health Services and Payment of Claims - Enforcement	FAVPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted
SB 708 Cannabis – Legalization and Regulation	INFOPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 763 Alcoholic Beverages – Class A Licenses – Retail Grocery Establishments (Healthy Food Accountability Act of 2021)	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Did not advance
SB 821 Alcoholic Beverages - Manufacturer's Licenses and Off-Site Permits	UNFPDF	Adams, MD, Joseph	Enacted